rustbucket

See also: rust bucket

English

Alternative forms

• rust-bucket, rust bucket

Etymology

rust +‎ bucket

Noun

rustbucket (plural rustbuckets)

1. (slang) An old, neglected vehicle, usually a car, a freighter, or a truck.

   Synonyms: bucket of bolts, bucket of rust, hunk of junk; see also Thesaurus:old car

Translations

old, neglected vehicle

• Dutch: roestbak (nl) m
• French: tas de ferraille (fr) m
• German: Rostlaube (de) f
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• Hungarian: tragacs (hu)
• Russian: ведро́ (ru) n (vedró)
• Spanish: carraca (es), tartana